No. 414 Squadron RCAF
| No. 414 Squadron RCAF | |
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Squadron badge
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| Active | 13 August 1941 – 7 August 1945 1 April 1947 – 1 November 1950 1 November 1952 – 14 July 1957 5 August 1957 – 30 June 1964 15 September 1967 – 2002 20 January 2009 – |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Branch |
Canadian Forces Air Command.svg){kind=small} Royal Canadian Air Force
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| Part of | 3 Wing Bagotville |
| Garrison/HQ | Ottawa |
| Motto(s) |
Totis Viribus latin: "With all our might" |
| Battle honours | Defence of Britain 1942-43 Fortress Europe 1942-44 Dieppe , France and Germany 1944-45 Normandy 1944, Arnhem, Rhine, Biscay 1943 |
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| Squadron code in WWII | RU |
No. 414 Squadron RCAF is a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron. It is currently located in Ottawa and conducts electronic warfare support training for other units in the Canadian Armed Forces.
On 13 August 1941, No 414 Army Co-operation Squadron was formed at RAF Croydon, England, flying Lysander and Curtis Tomahawk aircraft. On 28 June 1943 the squadron's name was changed to 414 Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron to reflect its role. Throughout the Second World War the squadron was based at numerous airfields in England and in continentental Europe flying Spitfire and Mustang aircraft. During this period, the squadron provided photo reconnaissance, intelligence and ground attacks for both the Dieppe Raid and the allied Invasion of Europe. It accounted for 29 enemy aircraft destroyed and 11 damaged, 76 locomotives and 12 naval vessels destroyed. After the war ended, the squadron disbanded at Lüneburg, Germany on 7 August 1945.
On 1 April 1947, No 414 Photographic Squadron was reformed at RCAF Station Rockcliffe. The squadron used the Douglas Dakota to photograph 323,754 square miles (838,520 km2) of Canada's North. When this task was completed it was disbanded on 1 November 1950.
On 1 November 1952 No 414 Fighter Squadron reformed at RCAF Station Bagotville. The following summer on 24 August 1953 as part of "Leap Frog IV" the squadron moved to 4 Wing Baden-Soellingen flying the Mark IV Sabre. Four years later on 14 July 1957 the Squadron disbanded to make room for the arrival of 419 Squadron flying the CF-100.
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